DELTONA -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the foot while standing outside his residence this morning, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported.
The Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at about 9:28 a.m. from a woman who said that someone had been shot in the foot at 2870 Chalmer St., but that the victim, Lonnie Solomon, was now at an address on Glenlock Street.
Deputies responded to both addresses and learned that Solomon had been standing in the driveway of his Chalmer Street home when someone shot him. His girlfriend then drove him to his mother's house on Glenlock Street.
"It's currently not known how the girlfriend originally knew that Solomon had been hurt," Sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said."Solomon didn't provide a description of his assailant or any details about what happened to deputies before going to the hospital.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (386) 860-7030 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at (888) 277-TIPS. Tipsters can also provide information by texting "TIP231 plus the message" to CRIMES. Anyone who provides information to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.